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Thursday, June 20, 2002

Suffering for Beauty

Last week, Cathy Horyn reported on the success of Tom Ford's Mombasa bag for YSL, one of the most sought after handbags of this season. Editors were reportedly given the trophy by Tom personally, and it has been seen dangling from shoulders of many of the 'best dressed'. Well, there's a flip side to this, giving the term 'suffer for beauty' new meaning.

I recently spotted a Mombasa- clad fashion plate neighbor, who always carries the season's must have bag, and she looked contorted in pain. It seems the bag is not only heavy, but the horn handle, which is primarly what sets it apart, functions as a 'torture' device as it perches on your shoulder blade. Ouch! She claims as soon as she finds a buyer, the bag is history.....

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Name: Ernest Schmatolla

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I publish Lookonline.com first as a BBS in 1993, and then on the Internet full time since early 1995. Lookonline is the longest publishing online fashion site in the world. Before launching the site, I was for many years a New York fashion photographer. Marilyn Kirschner is Lookonline.com's Editor-in-Chief and she is a former long time senior editor at Harpers Bazaar.